363: Chapter 176 Magic Wand 363: Chapter 176 Magic Wand Entering the Mage Tower was like slipping into a second skin, having made the journey so many tis.
It wasn’t strange for Leon to arrive without catching Olivia on her way out.
“Lola~!
Are you there?”
He called out while ascending the staircase, intending to search the upper floors for Miss Mage or Nedi, who lodged in the Netti Card.
Tis had changed, and Avalon had beco his territory.
Even if he happened to find Lola engaged with the earth veins slowing down the Magic Power, Leon had plenty of ti to wait for her ergence from the card.
If he grew bored to tears, he could always nap in Lady Aphrodite’s room.
Leon figured the Magic Master had been resting for a thousand years; surely, a snooze on her unused bed that spanned the sa ti fra wouldn’t be offensive.
As he passed through the second floor, with these thoughts in mind, the sound of a sliding lock halted his steps.
Certainly, the one opening the door couldn’t be Aphrodite.
The white-clad Miss Mage erged from the bedroom, her golden eyes locking onto Leon on the stairwell.
“…Here I am~, no need to shout.”
“Were you sleeping just now?” Leon, seeing his ntor and benefactor, perked up instinctively and hurriedly apologized with embarrassnt, “Sorry, did I disturb you again?”
Lola glanced at him with disdain, “How many tis have I told you, a Spiritual Body like mine, sustained by Magic Power, doesn’t need sleep…
I just happened to return to the card in her room recently.”
She didn’t leave the room after speaking, instead casually turned back and beckoned, “Don’t just stand there like an idiot, co in.
What brings you to see this ti?”
Leon quickly followed her in.
Entering the room, he smiled at Lola, who had settled back by the bedside, “I’ve got good news.
The fortress outside the tower now belongs to – of course, I an in the eyes of the outside world, I have no intention of usurping Lady Aphrodite’s legacy.”
“It’s fine, that little fortress never held much value or significance for Aphrodite.
Whether it’s passed to the descendants of her Guards or to you, it doesn’t matter much,” Lola shook her head.
Leon sat down on a chair nearby, taking in the vastness of the room, “Once I move into the fortress and settle down, I’ll co here every day for lessons and chat with you.
Seeing you all alone in the tower all the ti, I really worry you might get bored.”
Bored?
Lola’s delicate eyebrows arched slightly.
Although she could withstand ti and the years, these days of following him were far from “boring.”
“You’re quite self-assured, believing I’d get bored in the tower?
Wouldn’t daily visits be a bother to ?”
“Would they be?
Then I’ll try to co less often?” Leon said, sowhat embarrassed.
Lola frowned and jabbed a finger, “Don’t even think about it, you’re already my disciple.
If you have ti and neglect your studies like before, I won’t let you off the hook.”
Leon could only respond with a smirk.
Suddenly rembering sothing, he asked, “Aside from , if my friends encounter trouble and I’m not around, like Olivia and Kovis — if they co to seek your help in the tower, would that bother you?”
Lola shook her head, “Those kids?
It doesn’t matter; helping you is also helping myself.”
After speaking, she raised her hand to signal to Leon, “Co here.”
Leon was puzzled, “What for?”
Lola winked slyly, persuading nonchalantly, “Of course, to perform a routine check to ensure you haven’t been slacking off.
Let see the efficiency of Magic Elent circulation in your body.”
Leon had no choice but to stand up and approach.
He was still apprehensive following the last lesson when Lola’s seemingly delicate hands proved their strength on his cheeks, rivaling Olivia’s firm grip.
“Please don’t pinch this ti; I may be dull, but I’ve diligently worked on my tasks and have made lots of progress.
If you don’t believe , I can demonstrate,” Leon said, startled as Miss Mage reached for his face again.
Lola, sitting on the bed, spoke without amusent, “Alright, co here and squat down.
Do you really want to fly towards you?”
“Oh.” Leon obliged, leaning forward to offer his head obediently.
But inwardly, he was doubtful; last ti, she had rely glanced at him before judging his Magic Power progress and delivering her pinch as punishnt.
Why would she need to make contact this close?
Lola paid no heed to Leon’s thoughts, focusing instead on the face close before her as realization dawned in her heart, which caused her to be slightly taken aback.
She extended her hands and gently caressed Leon’s brows and eyes, the gold in her clear blue eyes briefly escaping into a trance.
Changing…
still changing.
Leon, reassured by the careful examination without reprisal, asked, “Did you notice anything?”
As the beautiful girl touched him, the cool but tender fingertips caused Leon’s heart to flutter with inappropriate stirrings.
He swiftly recalled the image of Olivia in her white and blue attire, and, rembering his commitnt to her, Leon managed to calm his racing heart.
“Nothing detected, Magic Elent circulation is good,” Lola smiled.
However, recalling sothing, her smile disappeared, replaced by a hint of reproach on her face as she pointed forcefully at Leon’s forehead to push his head away.
“…You’re simply indiscriminate, indulging in excess!
Be careful not to shorten your life,” Miss Mage sternly chided.
Pushed back by her finger, Leon stumbled before he rose, skeptically.
“What?…
You can tell that?
Shortening my life?
…Really?”
Lola gave this frivolous young man a glare.
She rembered how he once pompously told Olivia…
that he would reserve that precious night for their future union.
But hadn’t this scoundrel tried everything but the final step on Olivia’s considerate child?
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